Financial numbers can sometimes paint a rosy picture because of changes in the accounting policy or a one-time income.
While information technology companies will benefit, firms with high foreign borrowings or heavy dependence on imports will be hurt.
Many get confused between investing in equities and equity mutual funds. They think equity funds are the same as equities or stocks
There is no escaping the paperwork while investing in financial products. Be it, opening a new bank account, demat account or buying insurance, filling the Know Your Client (KYC) documents is a mandatory procedure today.
A look at stocks in the portfolio, corpus size and comparison with peers can help in selecting a fund.
Investors often get very excited when banks and companies offer returns of 8 per cent and 10 per cent because they seem extremely high.
A demat or 'dematerialised' account holds shares in electronic form, thus saving you the bother of holding shares in paper form.
With the information revolution and the high amount of money chasing financial assets, it is imperative that investors look at alternatives to have an extra edge to their returns
Stocks with high dividend yield are preferable.
It is important to know the company you are putting money in. And it isn't difficult either.
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